For anyone that watches reality TV or reads celebrity headlines, you have likely heard of pre- and post-nuptial agreements. Though, you may have a negative view of them as they are rarely shown in a positive light. As a result, you may not even know what pre- and...
Divorce
What if I cannot wait to divorce an abusive spouse?
Like other states, California has what is called a residency requirement for people who want a divorce. In order to obtain a divorce in California, one or both of the spouses must have lived in the state for at least six months. They also must have lived in Riverside...
Do I need to pay debts my ex accrued after the separation?
In California divorces, people are often at odds over property division. A common point of contention is debt accrued after the separation. In some divorces, this happened as an intentional attempt to make life difficult for the other person. In others, it was...
When should someone choose a married-filing-separately tax status?
For better or worse, laws from real estate and contracts to debts and property division treat married couples as one. The area of tax law, however, permits married couples to exist financially independent of each other. Under certain circumstances, the tax-filing...
Will threatening divorce stop abuse?
When someone is in an abusive relationship, they just want it to stop. But, when there is still love, the abuse victim may not actually want to leave, which may lead them to threaten divorce in the hopes that it will shock the abuser back to normality. Unfortunately,...
Updating estate planning documents in a divorce
Couples who divorce have stressful decisions on meeting their financial needs and still provide for their children’s. Divorcing couples are often more worried about how to fulfill immediate financial obligations than they are about preserving their estate-planning...
Date of separation: why does it matter and how is it determined?
You’ve decided it’s time to divorce. Maybe you’ve communicated that fact to your spouse and maybe you haven’t. Perhaps one of you has already moved out—perhaps you’re still living together. When the divorce is final, your marriage will be legally ended, but at what...
Your options for dealing with a family business in divorce
Divorce can be expensive, especially given that you’ll have to divide your marital property, which can threaten to leave you on uncertain financial footing. And things can become even more complicated when a family business is in play. These businesses can be...
Important financial aspects of a gray divorce
Couples in California go through divorces at different stages of their lives. The issues that they will need to resolve during the divorce depends on stage of life they are in when they divorce. Younger couples may have less assets and the focus will be on the custody...
Can an emotional affair lead to a divorce?
There are many reasons why a Riverside area couple seeks out a divorce. They may feel like they have grown apart, they may no longer get along and are constantly arguing, they may have had a physical affair, and sometimes an emotional affair has occurred. While some...